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Revision as of 21:24, 13 January 2023
193rd Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Massachusetts General Court | ||||
Meeting place | Massachusetts State House | ||||
Term | January 4, 2023 | – January 7, 2025||||
Senate | |||||
President | Karen E. Spilka | ||||
Party control | Democratic | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Speaker | Ronald Mariano | ||||
Party control | Democratic | ||||
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The 193rd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts, composed of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House on January 4, 2023, on the last day of the governorship of Charlie Baker and is scheduled to continue until January 7, 2025, during the first two years of Governor Maura Healey's first term.
Composition by party
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.
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Composition of the Massachusetts General Court
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Leadership
SenatePresiding
Majority (Democrats)
Minority (Republicans)
House of RepresentativesPresiding
Majority (Democrats)
Minority (Republicans)
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Senate presiding officers House presiding officers
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Members
Senate
All 40 seats were filled by the election in November 2022. [3] The districts are named and numbered based upon the county or counties they reside in.
Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and HampdenBristol and Norfolk
Bristol and Plymouth
Cape and Islands
Essex
Essex and Middlesex
Hampden
Hampden and Hampshire
Hampden, Franklin and Worcester
Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester
Middlesex
Middlesex and Norfolk
Middlesex and Suffolk
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Middlesex and Worcester
Norfolk and Middlesex
Norfolk and Plymouth
Norfolk and SuffolkNorfolk, Plymouth and Bristol
Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex
Plymouth and Barnstable
Plymouth and Norfolk
Suffolk
Suffolk and Middlesex
Worcester
Worcester and Hampden
Worcester and HampshireWorcester and Middlesex
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Senate leadership
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House of Representatives
All 160 seats were filled by the election in November 2022. [4] The districts are named and numbered based upon the county or counties they reside in.
Changes in membership
Senate changes
House of Representatives changes
Committees
Senate Committees
This section needs to be updated.(January 2023) |
Committee | Chair | Ranking Minority |
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Bills in the Third Reading | TBD | TBD |
Ethics | TBD | TBD |
Global Warming and Climate Change | TBD | TBD |
Intergovernmental Affairs | TBD | TBD |
Personnel and Administration | TBD | TBD |
Post Audit and Oversight | TBD | TBD |
Reimagining Massachusetts Post-Pandemic Resiliency | TBD | TBD |
Redistricting | TBD | TBD |
Rules | TBD | TBD |
Steering and Policy | TBD | TBD |
Ways and Means | TBD | TBD |
House of Representatives Committees
This section needs to be updated.(January 2023) |
Committee | Chair | Ranking Minority |
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Bills in the Third Reading | TBD | TBD |
Ethics | TBD | TBD |
Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight | TBD | TBD |
Global Warming and Climate Change | TBD | TBD |
Human Resources and Employee Engagement | TBD | TBD |
Operations, Facilities and Security | TBD | TBD |
Post Audit and Oversight | TBD | TBD |
Rules | TBD | TBD |
Steering, Policy and Scheduling | TBD | TBD |
Ways and Means | TBD | TBD |
Joint Committees
This section needs to be updated.(January 2023) |
Committee | Senate Chair | Senate Ranking Minority | House Chair | House Ranking Minority |
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TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Officers and officials
Senate officers
- Clerk: Michael D. Hurley
House of Representatives officers
- Clerk: Steven T. James
See also
- 2022 Massachusetts general election
- 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
Notes
- ^ Contested. Incumbent Leonard Mirra (R) was seated as a "hold-over" representative while a Special House Committee examined the vote returns for each candidate, which were certified in having Kristin Kassner (D) winning by 1 vote. [5]
- ^ Contested. Vacant while a Special House Committee reviewed the vote returns for each candidate. [6]
References
- ^ "Senate Leadership". The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "House Leadership". The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Senate Members". The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "House Members". The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Massachusetts House committee to hold hearings on contested elections". CBS Boston. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Massachusetts House committee to hold hearings on contested elections". CBS Boston. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Senate Committees". The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "House Committees". The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Joint Committees". The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.